when we bend our ear to the counsel of deceit,
and scoff at what is holy from the seat of pride.
Keep us true to your Way.
Blessings upon us when we delight in the truth of God,
and ponder God’s law by day and by night,
when we stand up for truth in face of the lie,
when we mouth no slogans and betray no friends.
Keep us true to your Way.
Then we shall grow like trees planted by streams of water,
that yield their fruit in due season,
whose leaves do not wither.
Keep us true to your Way.
We struggle with evil in our hearts,
tossed to and fro like chaff in the wind,
a rootless people whose lives have no meaning,
unable to stand when judgment comes,
desolate, outside the house of our God.
Keep us true to your Way.
May ways of wickedness perish among us:
forgive us, O God, and renew us,
lead us in path of justice and truth,
obedient to your Wisdom and your Will,
trusting in the hope of your promise.
Keep us true to your Way.
Giver of life, save us from the desert of faithlessness,
and nourish us with the living water of your Word,
that we may bring forth fruit that will last,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
--The Rev. Jim Cotter, Anglican priest and poet, from Psalms for a Pilgrim People.
Scripture Reference: Psalm 1, Proper 25A, track 1
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